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The Strain
2014–2017
· TV Show
· 43 min episodes
· 4 seasons
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #345
- IMDb #376
- Rotten Tomatoes #216
- Metacritic #191
- RatingGraph #275
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #261
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #191
- Metacritic Critics #181
- Metacritic Audience #225
- Criticker #344
- Trakt #359
Every rating
39–79
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 39, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 79.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →A mysterious viral outbreak with hallmarks of an ancient and evil strain of vampirism ravages the city of New York.
Details
- Created by
- Carlton Cuse, Guillermo del Toro
- Based on
- The Strain by Guillermo del Toro
- Studio
- Mirada, Double Dare You
- Released
- 13 July 2014
- Country
- Mexico, United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 43 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 46 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 16 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (126) →
Awards & nominations
See all 18 →1 major award won · 2 wins from 18 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Critics Choice Television Awards 2014 | Most Exciting New Series | The Strain | Winner |
| Directors Guild of Canada Awards 2016 | Best Sound Editing – Television Series | John Loranger, Dan Sexton, Adam Stein, Nathan Robitaille, Jill Purdy, Richard Calistan, Joe Mancuso, Craig MacLellan (for "Night Train") | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2018 | Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Max Charles | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2018 | Best Horror Television Series | The Strain | Nominee |
| Saturn Awards 2017 | Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Max Charles | Nominee |
| Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards 2016 | TV series Cinematography | Colin Hoult (for "By Any Means") | Nominee |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2016 | Best TV Makeup/Creature FX | Steve Newburn, Sean Sansom | Nominee |
| Golden Maple Awards 2016 | Best Actress in a TV Series Broadcast in the US | Natalie Brown | Winner |
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Critics Choice Television Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Exciting New Series | The Strain | Winner |
Directors Guild of Canada Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Television Series | John Loranger, Dan Sexton, Adam Stein, Nathan Robitaille, Jill Purdy, Richard Calistan, Joe Mancuso, Craig MacLellan (for "Night Train") | Nominee |
Golden Maple Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress in a TV Series Broadcast in the US | Natalie Brown | Winner |
Saturn Awards
8 nominations
| Best Horror Television Series | The Strain | Nominee |
| Best Horror Television Series | The Strain | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Max Charles | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Max Charles | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series | Max Charles | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series | David Bradley | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Richard Sammel | Nominee |
| Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series | The Strain | Nominee |
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
3 nominations
| Best TV Makeup/Creature FX | Steve Newburn, Sean Sansom | Nominee |
| Best TV Makeup/Creature FX | Steve Newburn, Sean Sansom | Nominee |
| Best TV Supporting Actor | David Bradley | Nominee |
Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| TV series Cinematography | Colin Hoult (for "By Any Means") | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television | Nelson Ferreira, Jill Purdy (for "The Box") | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Genre Television Series | The Strain | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Dennis Berardi, Luke Groves, Matt Glover, Trey Harrell, Warren Appleby (for "Identity") | Nominee |